SAMOVAR TEA LOUNGE: One: Tea Lounge Groove

Samovar Tea Lounge

One: Tea Lounge Groove

© 2005 Jonathan Rickert (837101055253)

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World Electronica that spans from soft, uplifting, devotional, to dancy.

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The first-ever tea lounge groove is available now, and it is music for
life.
All original tracks with all local artists playing the music from their
ancient cultures. Blended together deliciously into the truest possible
world-fusion that combines the cultures, languages, and instruments, of
ancient and modern global sounds.

Straight to you from Samovar this is music is for living the tea life
today. This is music for eating, drinking, dancing, singing, studying,
working, loving, contemplating, drifting. Try it, sip it gently, dance
to it intensely, and love it.

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Song Descriptions

One
One is the beginning.
The sum of many parts, one is whole and united. One full circle, one
beginning is one ending. We live in one world. We have one life. There
is one human race. One man and one woman, one sperm and one egg, one
spark and one…

Sound
The sound of a beating heart confirms life. Relish your own sound, your
own life, because you have only one. Love life and dance to its rhythm.
Let our music inside you, guide you, inspire you, illuminate you. Let
it sway you as it reflects the voices and rhythms of the world. Dance
and rejoice to this music of…

Tea
Tea is the sum of the earth and the sun and the gentle touch of
humankind. Sun and rain, wind and fog, mountains and lowlands, heat and
cold, and gently crafted, tea is everything, and tea is for you. In one
slight sip, tea becomes you for an instant, and then leaves you forever
changed; relaxed and enlivened, warmed and refreshed. Sip again.

Tea is like life. It can be bitter and it can be sweet. It can be
strong and it can be weak. Like you, it is mostly water. It can be
young or old, smooth or wrinkled, black, white, yellow, brown, green,
red. It is there on a hill-side, then here in your cup, then steeped
then sipped then gone. It can be soothing or invigorating, stolid or
sensual, enrapturing or enlightening. It is alluring and ephemeral. It
is the union of the earth and humankind and we offer it to you.

Welcome to the sound of Samovar Tea Lounge, One.
One sound, one tea, one world, one life, this is the beginning. Sip,
dance, enjoy.

Track Descriptions
Believe in Live
Begin with a breath, and believe in your life. The first track, it is
like the first breath we take in life, and the first deep breath we
take every morning. Warming, enveloping, chanting and cello, this piece
moves inside you like your breath. Steady and constant, a gentle
awakening to begin the rhythm of breathing and living.

Sita Rama
Resonant and deep, the chant of Sita Rama will mesmerize and
rejuvenate. Chant along and you will find yourself awash in the waves
of smooth bass beats, guzheng, and hypnotic chants. Try this track when
warming up, or cooling down, and let it gently awaken, inspire and
motivate you. Perfect for pairing with a relaxing herbal infusion or
white tea before bed.

Marrakech
Go way far away to the ancient lands of Saharan sands. Twist, turn,
swirl and spin to this tune of the ancients. Snake charmers, hot, dry
wind, strong, sweet, mint tea, and the timeless plaintive chant of a
woman. Undulate to this music for love. Love yourself, love the earth,
love your partner. May we suggest sipping the Maiden's Ecstasy, pu-erh
tea when listening?

Snowbud Bossa
Snowbud is a gentle, warming, soothing, slightly sweet White tea. Soft
and delicate, and uplifting. Written as a dedication to the survivors
of the tsunami in South East Asia to praise their tenacity, and to
respect their hardships, Snowbud Bossa is gentle and uplifting. We are
all connected on this small planet. Consciously or not, what was felt
during the tsunami was experienced by all. Open your eyes to our
connection, and let flow your compassion for those with difficulties.
Connect, and be light and gentle like Snowbud.

Dub Infusion
A delicious whole leaf tea must infuse in pure hot water. Slowly,
gradually, eventually, the nectar releases from the leaves and steeps,
blending with the water. Infuse yourself into this reggae rhythm with a
hum, a nod, a sway, a dance. Explore the nectar and drink it in, tea,
and dance.

Ubud
Yes, just-let-go. Go, go, go, go, go, go, go... It feels so good. This
sound caresses you, head to toe, inside to outside. Close your eyes and
tap your toes, and let it ride. Recorded live in a Balinese village,
Debud, a close friend of ours and a master of traditional music recites
the Balinese musical scale. Intertwined throughout is the eerie
chanting of a Balinese shadow puppet show telling the classic Hindu
epic, Ramayana. Finally, the robust and masculine voices of the
all-male Balinese Kecak dance gets you on your feet…ready to dance….for
the next track…

One
One is the beginning. It all starts at One and goes around, and around,
in one complete circle. Birth, life, death, birth, life death. It is
inevitable. Celebrate this beginning. Bump, thump, move and groooove to
the song of the Indian Katak dancer and his female partner singing so
joyfully. This track just might make you cry. So deep, so complex, and
sooooooooo delicious. Just like our premium Oolong tea, Monkey King,
this track is uplifting, layered, full bodied and will wake you up
right now.

Coração
It is all about heart. You have one heart and it has so much… passion,
fire, warmth, vibration, love, rhythm. Your beating heart is your
rhythm. Can you feel it? How about your brother's heart? Your mother's
heart? Your lover's heart? Do they know how you feel? Tell them. Open
your heart and let it in. Give and you will receive.

Ngoma I Ngoma (The Drum is The Drum)
The drum is the drum is the drum. For some it is the drum and for some
it is the computer. For some it is the sewing machine and for some it
is the farm. For some it is tea. The drum is our livelihood and through
it we receive not only food, shelter, and money but emotional and
spiritual support. Our livelihood is what we do, and for many it is who
we are. Play your drum like you will never play again and your music
will be beautiful because it is yours.

Sunda Sayangku
The Sunda are from West Java. They say proudly “Sunda Sayangku,” “my
dear culture,” because they love their culture. Relish all of our very
different cultures. A world so small with cultures so many, we are all
so different. But we are also all the same. Stand proud for your family
and your culture. Appreciate our differences, and don't forget our
sameness. Sip some tea and consider the culture that brought it to you.
Growing, picking, drying, shipping, buying, and finally, you steep it.
Where are you from?

Mystic Jingmai
Sweaty, passionate, dark, intense, yang with hints of yin, this music
moves your loins, so dance. The Chinese Guzeng, and the Indian tabla,
this is a seriously grooving house blend. Like the layers of Jingmai
Mountain's ancient tea, this music delves through layers of culture,
time, rhythm, and mood in every beat. Jingmai Mountain is renowned for
giving us the dark, complex, ancient flavor of pu-erh, with deep
bittersweet chocolate-espresso notes. Delicious for your tongue and
your mood, and energizing to your feet.

Sinless Camellia
We are in the house of House music, with tea, the glorious Camellia
Sinensis. Without a flaw, true tea delivers us to a place of
pleasantness. Vibrant, healthy, content, all you can do is dance, and
this music will let you, will make you. Wake up with a strong black tea
and the beat of the tabla and let these sultry vocals guide with, or
without sin.

Rumah Dunia
In Bahasa-Indonesia, Rumah Dunia is “the world's house.” The world is
our house, and this is house music for moving and grooving. We all live
in this house together, so let's celebrate. Say yes and do it. Dance.
Get lively with a pot of our invigorating Oolong tea, the Royal
Caressing Concubine.

Dance Meditate (Simplifying Meditation, remixed)
Mediate to contemplate. Dance to celebrate. Celebrate contemplation.
Swing, sway, move, groove, go, love, live, long…now. Do it right now.
Don't wait. Now.

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  • Fresh, Luscious, and Warm!
    author: Shanti

    Wow--I never heard of this place, and, I live in San Francisco--so I saw their album on itunes, and then went right down to the tea lounge and hung out. I can only say...the music takes you away. It's amazing--mellow and uplifting, and then totally grooving. I'm amazed these guys aren't more popular, but, looks like now that they're getting so downloaded that they won't be underground for long. Who would have thought downtempo world music and tea would go so well? Mystic Jingmai is definitely my favorite, but, the way Snowbud bossa grooves, makes me vote for that one number two. I'd say this music is a lot like the place in San Francisco, cool and sophisticated, but, casual and fun and exotic and yet approachable. Very, very cool.

  • stylish and funky fusion of enthnic grooves and modern sensibilities.
    author: Helena M

    Perfectly balanced mix of backgound sophistication and musical interest - this is a wonderful relaxed listening experience, just sit back, sip on somthing and let the groove wash over you !

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